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Centerstage with: Scot Miller, in 'Our Town'

Scot Miller, left, portrays a church choir director with a drinking problem in this early rehearsal scene from "Our Town," which concludes a two-weekend run Friday and Saturday at the Paramount Theatre.(Photo: Greg Jaklewicz)

You are: the office manager for my wife, Jami Adams, an Abilene pediatrician

We've seen you before in: many Paramount Theatre productions, including "Fiddler on the Roof" (the rabbi), "August: Osage County" (the deceased after the first 10 minutes) and "Young Frankenstein" (blind man) and "The Parade" (Judge Roan).

Role in "Our Town:" Miller is Simon Stimson, choir director at the Congressional Church in Grover's Corners, New Hampshire. "He has some sort of troubled past and things are said about him," Miller said. "He seems to have had failed aspirations, and a small town may not be necessarily for him. Also, I sort of think he is broken in a way that no one knows what to do with him." Stimson represents the only dark character in the play, "and I get to play him."

What you've learned about yourself playing this character: "Interestingly, this is one of my favorite roles. It's not a big part but one that's taken seriously," he said. Miller has worked in a "dark shadow" as an "outcast." "What does that feel like?" he asked. By contrast, Miller said he's the type of guy who tries to get along. "I don't normally feel like the outsider," he said.

What the audience will get out of this production: Miller believes audiences will like the story of "common humanity and community." It's what "Our Town" is all about, he said. "That's what Barry (director Smoot) is trying to get at, especially these days when we are so polarized. How can we be better connected?"

What's next for you: Miller will sing as a member of the Abilene Chamber Singers in the December performance of "Messiah" at the Paramount.

Simon Stimson (Scot Miller), a choir director who often shows up for practice in a drunken state, walks away from Mr. Webb (George Levesque), the local newspaper editor and the father of central figure Emily, in this rehearsal scene from "Our Town," this year's fall drama at the Paramount Theatre.(Photo: Greg Jaklewicz)